For the past year, the Chris Carr & Company show was first or second in the morning ratings with Jeff Thomas and Jenn Jordan on WKRQ-FM (101.9), a sister Hubbard Interactive radio station down the hall. B105 ranked No. 2 with all listeners, behind WLW-AM, in July.

Carr came here in August 2008 from KEEY-FM in Minneapolis after B105 fired long-time morning host Bill Whyte. Carr first did mornings with Amanda Orlando.

"An opportunity came up that really couldn't be turned down. That's about it. Nobody is pushing us out," said Carr, whose contract expires this month. His new job -- he won't say where -- "allows our family to be more closely connected," he said.

"We had an awesome ride here and I have more love for this town than you'll ever realize. There are so many characters in Cincy and fun things to do and talk about on the air. I will miss this place," Carr said.

"Chris Carr & Company" won large-market "personalty of the year" awards from the Academy of Country Music (2013 and 2011) and one from the Country Music Association (2011). Carr also won a CMA "personality of the year" award at KEEY-FM.

During Carr's tenure, B105 won two Country Music Association large-market "station of the year" awards (2009, 2012).

Bolen, of Clermont County's Union Township, started on radio here in 1988 as a DJ on old WWEZ-FM and WIMJ-FM. In 1994, he hosted nights on country WYGY-FM (96.5) as "Jeff Maverick," and later was "Maverick," the airborne B105 traffic reporter.

Big Dave and Chelsie, who do not give their last names, won the Academy of Country Music large-market "personality of the year" award in 2013, on their first nomination, and were doing afternoons when B105 won "station of the year" in 2012.

Big Dave, a Tennessee native, came here in 1998 to work for country WYGY-FM. He has worked B105 afternoons since 2010 with Chelsie, an Aurora native and former B105 traffic reporter.

"I'm super excited about this opportunity," Big Dave said in the B105 announcement. "I know I speak for Chelsie and Statt when I say we can't wait to bring you the type of morning show you've come to expect from B105."

"We're not trying to hide anything. We want the audience to know what's going on," Collins said. "Chris Carr is leaving us, and Big Dave and Chelsie and Stattman will take over mornings on Aug. 18. We're fortunate to have a deep and talented staff."